Common Maquis Grasshopper

Common Maquis Grasshopper

Pezotettix giornae

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Rome

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

5 Verified sightings at Rome
187 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Common Maquis Grasshopper

Pezotettix giornae is a species of 'short-horned grasshoppers' belonging to the subfamily Pezotettiginae (similar to and previously placed in the Catantopinae). Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
2 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
3 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
4 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Lyon 🇫🇷 France
~10%
2 Bucharest 🇷🇴 Romania
~10%
3 Algiers 🇩🇿 Algeria
~10%
4 Sofia 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
~10%
5 Lisbon 🇵🇹 Portugal
~10%
6 Istanbul 🇹🇷 Turkey
~10%
7 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
8 Milan 🇮🇹 Italy
<5%
9 Rome 🇮🇹 Italy
<5%
10 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Common Maquis Grasshopper in Rome?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Maquis Grasshopper sighting in Rome on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 247th most-seen of the 289 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Common Maquis Grasshopper in Rome?

March, August and October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Maquis Grasshopper in Rome on a given day, against under 5% in April–July, September and November–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Common Maquis Grasshopper?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Maquis Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Rome the best place to see a Common Maquis Grasshopper?

9th of 13

Of the 13 cities where we can rate Common Maquis Grasshopper sightings, Rome ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Lyon (France, about 10%), Bucharest (Romania, about 10%) and Algiers (Algeria, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Common Maquis Grasshopper live in Rome?

Same family: Acrididae

The closest relatives of the Common Maquis Grasshopper that you can see in Rome (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Egyptian Bird Grasshopper (about 20%), Lamenting Grasshopper (about 10%) and Migratory Locust (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Common Maquis Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Common Maquis Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Rome (5 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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